Title: Lost

Disclaimer: Think carefully, what would happen if I actually owned Storm Hawks? Chaos, that's right!

Summary: StorkFinn After a crash landing in the Condor, the Storm Hawks find themselves stranded in an unknown Terra. And Stork's convinced that something is out in the dark, waiting to attack. Is he right? Or is it all in his head?

Warnings: Slash, yaoi, malemale, shonen-ai, violence, gore, blood, swearing, cussing, OOC-ness, my grammar, hurting, comfort, pain, blah, blah, blah...get it? It's all just anything I can come up with...and if you've got any ideas, feel free to share!

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While the figure holding him was occupied, Stork reached out with he good leg and kicked out at the creature's knee. The swift force against the back of it's knee brought the figure down and it ended up dropping the merb as it fell to the floor. Stork grunted as he hit the floor, pain tearing through his leg once more. He rolled away as quickly as he could, tears coming to his eyes as his limp flesh continued to move cross the floor. "We got you," a voice called, and Stork felt himself picked up from the ground and into someone's arms.

Once he could breathe without shaking too bad, Stork looked around him, taking in his surroundings. He could see Junko, Aerrow, and Piper standing in front of him, leaving only one other person to be holding him. Looking up, he took in the slightly blurry features of Finn's face. The blonde cradled him closely to his chest, craning his head down to whisper in his ear. "We'll keep you safe, Storky."

Although the merb hated this nickname, less then some of the others that Finn has given him, he could not help but smile and nod at the blonde. A soft chuckling caught their attention, though.

"Why are you laughing?" Aerrow questioned, holding his blades in a defensive stance, as did Junko and Piper.

"So commanding for one who will be begging for mercy soon," the creature replied, yellow eyes snapping up to look at them.

"We will not!" Piper replied, making it chuckle even more.

"An so delusional, too!"

"What are you doing here?!" Aerrow bit out, not wanting to deal with the creature's taunts.

"Mmm, and why should I tell you?" it drawled out, smirking at the redhead's fury.

"Because we have the upper hand! That's why!"

"Or so you think. Then again, children do have tendencies to fantasize."

"We aren't children," Junko replied, eying the creature suspiciously.

"You are, and you will learn your lesson."

"Our lesson?" Aerrow asked, confused. Instantly, the creature was gone, leaving the Storm Hawks on edge.

"I will return shortly enough," the mysterious creature's voice called out from the dark, sending chills down their spines. "You might want to rest until then, or not, it's your choice. It will just make your deaths easier, too..."

"I think we should get back to Stork's room," the leader said, his skin prickling from the amusement he heard in the tone.

"Yeah," the others said walking off in the direction that they hoped lead to the merb's room.

"Stork?" Piper called out from the dark. A soft mumble was her reply. "How are you holding up?"

"...Painfully?" the merb replied, eyes fluttering shut as he struggled to stay awake.

"Well, how's your leg? The fall didn't hurt it too much, did it?" She knew that the line of questioning could have probably waited until they reached his room, but her need to know was getting the best of her.

"...No more than...when it s-separated," he said tiredly. The merb snuggled into the warmth of Finn's chest, finding himself content to fall asleep right then and there. The blonde smiled down at his friend and teammate, his heart swelling at the gesture of trust.

"It separated?" Piper and Aerrow gasped, imagining the pain that the merb must be in once more. Said merb mumbled another reply, snuggling deeper into the embrace. He wrapped his arms around the blonde carrying him also, wanting nothing more to just stay there. He barely heard Junko telling them to make a turn as he rubbed his face affectionately against Finn's chest, unaware of the effect that it was having on the sharpshooter. The blonde blushed brightly as he felt the merb doing so. In return, the tightened his grip around the merb, keeping him pressed firmly against his body.

"Finn?" the merb called out in a weary tone, just low enough for him to hear.

"Y-yeah, Stork?"

"...Thanks."

Finn smiled widely. "No problem, Stork." The merb whispered something too soft for him to catch before returning to his snuggling, making the wide smile grow even more. Soon, the merb went still and Finn was sure that he fell asleep. This made him smile even more.

"Is he asleep?" Aerrow called out softly once they had made in back into the confines of Stork's room.

"I think so," the blonde replied as he slowly placed the helmsman on his bed.

"Then we should set his leg tomorrow, right now we all need to rest," Piper said, looking to the others, who just nodded in agreement. As they all climbed into their sleeping arrangements, Finn leaned over Stork and carefully placed a kiss onto his temple. As they fell asleep, the blonde was smiling happily, not knowing that the merb was doing the same thing.

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Review for more. Sorry for the wait, but I lost every new update in (what I'm callin') "the Great Vista Crash of '08". So, understandably, I freaked, broke down, then gave up (many times). Either way, I'm back, an' life's still kickin' my ass (when hasn't it, though?). But all'a ya'r reviews make me smile!

Thanks for reviewing:

Me1ii: -Laughs-I know the feelin'! (He will, too!)

MinakoJupiter: -Snickers-But it's so much fun! Thanks, sweetie!

Mattie Scary: Thanks. -Grins-I can't help myself, sometimes!

Linnsche: -Grins sheepishly-Oops?

Tenshi No Harakiri:Wait's over.

voodoo-coffee: -Snickers evilly-But torture's fun! -Smirks-The FinnStork's still comin', no doubt 'bout it! I have a crown now? That makes me a queen with a crown...now I need is a dungeon! (-Grins-I know of the perfect place too!)

horribly random: -Laughs hysterically-That we were!

Dotskip317: Thanks fer the suggestions! (Leeny'll kill ya if she finds out 'bout 'em too - she's protective, which's odd 'cause she's younger-snickers- Oh well, she'll kill me, too!) Thanks!

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